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> Take away section 230 and now companies can be sued for what they're hosting, and so they will more aggressively start banning people. Not if they operate as
by teakettle007 6y ago
> Take away section 230 and now companies can be sued for what they're hosting, and so they will more aggressively start banning people.
Not if they operate as a common carrier —- just like how the phone company cannot be sued for carrying calls.
- andrewprock 6y agoIn case anyone is not familiar of what it means to regulate communication as a common carrier, this is the relevant wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Act_of_1934 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Act_of_1934 It's worth noting that in 2015, ISPs were granted status as common carriers, but that was removed in 2017. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_carrier#Telecommunications https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_carrier#Telecommunicati...